Puya Chile Pepper

Puya Chile Pepper

Puya Chile Pepper

Scovilles

Scientific Classification

Capsicum annuum

Heat rating in Scovilles:

5000 – 30000

The Puya Chile Pepper is popular in Mexican cooking and its origin dates back to early Central America. The Puya chile is similar to the Guajillo, but smaller and hotter. It is often used more for its fruity flavor, rather than its flesh, which means it is great pureed, mashed or diced, and then made into a sauce.

The pepper is red, ripening to black, and grows to about 4″ long.

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